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Founder of Rahasia Mafiusa, Nina Alexia Brazzo will be performing at this showcase.

Celebrate healing and activism at the Rahasia Mafiusa showcase

Join the Rahasia Mafiusa's From Darkness to Light showcase on Friday December 5, where artists come together to celebrate healing and resilience, coinciding with the 16 Days of…

'Being in a wheelchair doesn’t mean it is the end of your life’

Eddie Daniels, of Westridge, may be a double amputee, but he is determined to spread a positive and resilient message and start a support group for those in wheelchairs. The…

Best College marks a milestone

Former teachers and staff of a non-profit college in Salt River joined its 25th anniversary celebrations on Thursday last week. The Basic Education and Skills Training (Best)…

Cape Town Society for the Blind members who served guests at the Dinner in the Dark, from left, are Francheska Witbooi, Magdalena Williams, Liden Swartz, Andre Timotheus, Liesl Carolus, Shireen Daniels and Colin Willemse.

Sighted glimpse world of blind at Dinner in the Dark

The sighted had a chance to “see” what it’s like to be blind during a dinner in pitch darkness last week. About 70 guests were led by the hand into a darkened room at the Cape…

Baruch back in the minstrel business

After a season-long lay-off, Baruch Entertainers are back with a bang. Known as one of the more distinguished troupes in the Cape Town Minstrels fraternity, Baruch will launch…

Aneeb has a burning passion to give back to his community

He’s a fireman. And he’s an athletics coach. Now Woodstock resident Aneeb Moses is also heading into the classroom. Mr Moses, who is based at Salt River fire station, has spent…

South African Blind Women in Action deputy chairperson Sandra Dreyer, left, with special guest Pumeza Phillips.

Blind women urged to invest in themselves

Blind and visually impaired woman had their moment to shine during a celebration last week in honour of Women’s Day. The Invest in Women event, attended by about 50 women, at the…

From left are FEDHASA board member Neil Hughes; CEO of Ocean Basket and representative for The Restaurant’s Collective Grace Harding; Chairperson of FEDHASA Cape Lee-Anne Singer; mayco member for economic opportunities and tourism James Vos; Food Jams founder Chef Jocelyn Myers-Adams and celebrity chef Pete Goffe-Wood

Food Jam

The Federated Hospitality Association of South Africa (FEDHASA), the The Restaurant Collective and SA Chefs held a cook-off challenge sponsored by cooking experience Food Jams at…

The Cape Town Society for the Blind employees, from left, are Charlene van Niekerk, Sandra Dreyer, Judith Coetzee, Sergil January and Jolyn Crow.

Society for the Blind marks a milestone

The Cape Town Society for the Blind has marked 95 years of helping the blind and visually impaired find independence and support in a sighted world. Staff, donors and users of…